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Grade 4

Preparatory stage · NCF Preparatory · SSEB levels 6–8

Draft on the approved Grade-7 pattern — under academic review

Method for this stage: Story → Question → Explanation → Activity → Reflection. Preparatory stage — the Mahabharata year; first real Sanskrit words.

Sanatan Gyan ज्ञान

Unit: Mahabharata, told whole

Topics

  • The arc from the dice to the field
  • Choices harder than Ramayana's
  • Where right and wrong get difficult

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Tell the arc in order
  • Describe one hard choice from two sides
  • Say why elders call this epic 'difficult', in their own words

Activities · Assessment

Serial story time · Two-sides discussions
Assessed by: Retelling + discussion notes

Sources

PSMahabharata narrative tradition (children's telling) ASEpic scholarship, teacher-side GONCF Preparatory guidance SSEBArc division; the hard-choice frame

Further units this grade

Karna's story, told fairly

Sanskrit & Bharatiya Bhasha भाषा

Unit: First Sanskrit words

Topics

  • Nouns for real things; simple verbs
  • Greetings and classroom phrases
  • Reading simple Sanskrit lines with meaning

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Use twenty Sanskrit words and five phrases
  • Read prepared simple lines aloud with meaning

Activities · Assessment

Sanskrit corner · Phrase of the week
Assessed by: Oral + short reading check

Sources

PSGraded beginner Sanskrit material ASSanskrit pedagogy GOCBSE Sanskrit alignment; NCF guidance SSEBWord and phrase grading

Further units this grade

Numbers in Sanskrit

Darshana & Viveka दर्शन

Unit: Good reasons, bad reasons

Topics

  • Because-I-said-so vs a real reason
  • Examples that prove and examples that mislead
  • Changing your mind honourably

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Tell a real reason from a non-reason in examples
  • Give one example for a claim and test it
  • Describe one time they changed their mind and why

Activities · Assessment

Reason sorting games · Class mini-debates with rules
Assessed by: Participation + reasoning worksheet

Sources

PSNone claimed — practice ASPhilosophy-for-children programmes GONCF guidance SSEBThe reasons ladder

Further units this grade

Listening to disagree well

Dharma & Ethics धर्म

Unit: Seva around me

Topics

  • Service the family does unseen
  • A class seva project, chosen and run
  • Thanking those who serve the school

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Name unseen service at home and school
  • Plan and complete a class seva project
  • Write a real thank-you to someone who serves

Activities · Assessment

Seva project · Thank-you letters
Assessed by: Project record + reflection

Sources

PSSeva tradition, practised ASService-learning scholarship GONCF values guidance SSEBThe seen-unseen service frame

Further units this grade

The river and what we owe it

Sanskriti & Civilisation संस्कृति

Unit: Temples near and far

Topics

  • Our town's temple visited and drawn
  • A famous temple studied in pictures
  • Same purpose, different shapes

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Draw and label the local temple's parts
  • Compare it with one far temple, kindly and accurately

Activities · Assessment

Temple visit · Compare-and-draw project
Assessed by: Field drawing + comparison

Sources

PSThe temples themselves ASArchitecture scholarship, teacher-side GOKTPI architecture precedent SSEBThe near-far comparison frame

Further units this grade

Bells, lamps and why

Bharatiya Knowledge Systems IKS

Unit: The zero story

Topics

  • Counting with and without a zero — try it
  • Place value as India's gift, said with evidence
  • Aryabhata's name and time, first hearing

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Show why zero makes big numbers easy
  • Say what place value is with bundles
  • Place Aryabhata before-or-after other things they know

Activities · Assessment

No-zero counting game · Timeline pegs
Assessed by: Worksheet + telling

Sources

PSThe numeral tradition; Aryabhata named and dated ASHistory-of-mathematics scholarship GOKTPI mathematics precedent SSEBThe try-it-without frame

Further units this grade

Weights and measures of the bazaar

Yoga & Swasthya स्वास्थ्य

Unit: Asana families

Topics

  • Standing, sitting, lying asana families
  • Breath counted evenly
  • Rest done properly

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Perform two asanas from each family with care
  • Count-breathe evenly for two minutes
  • Practise shavasana correctly

Activities · Assessment

Family-by-family practice · Quiet finish
Assessed by: Practical observation; never medical claims

Sources

PSAsana tradition ASMovement pedagogy GOCBSE PE alignment SSEBFamily grouping for children

Further units this grade

Balance and care

Kala & Kaushal कला

Unit: Shruti and taal by ear

Topics

  • Sa re ga ma by voice
  • Simple taal kept on the hand
  • One bhajan learned properly

Learning outcomes — the student will

  • Sing the basic swaras in order
  • Keep an eight-beat taal
  • Sing one bhajan with the class from memory

Activities · Assessment

Daily singing · Taal games
Assessed by: Group performance

Sources

PSThe bhajan and swara tradition ASMusic pedagogy GONCF arts guidance SSEBBy-ear-first sequencing

Further units this grade

The harmonium meets the voice